Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 47.8% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$14.37
DKK102.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$15.82
DKK113.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.46
|
$2.44
DKK17.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.83
|
$2.87
DKK20.56
|
|
pay 97.4% more for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.34
|
$3.50
DKK25.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$16.89
DKK120.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.43
|
$9.96
DKK71.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.03
|
$4.42
DKK31.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.53
|
$8.25
DKK58.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.35
|
$1.63
DKK11.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$1.85
DKK13.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$1.60
DKK11.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.52
DKK10.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.74
DKK12.43
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.21
|
$3.70
DKK26.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$83.07
DKK594.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€24,148.07
|
$34,422.30
DKK246,174.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.69
|
$48.15
DKK344.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Valletta
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€29.11
|
$132.16
DKK945.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,048.13
|
$1,101.90
DKK7,880.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€916.26
|
$901.88
DKK6,449.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.74
|
$164.86
DKK1,179.03
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€632.99
|
$546.16
DKK3,905.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,220.62
|
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pay 73.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.40
|
$5.99
DKK42.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.70
|
$11.50
DKK82.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€45.21
|
$45.90
DKK328.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$21.56
DKK154.18
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.99
|
$86.24
DKK616.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€34.25
|
$25.87
DKK185.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$86.09
DKK615.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€97.62
|
$201.07
DKK1,437.99
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